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Supporting Effective Teaching and Learning Barkworth, Mary [1]. Using the taxonomy of educational objectives to inform the teaching of botany. In 1956, Bloom published a taxonomy of educational objectives that ranked different kinds of cognitive learning, from straight recall to analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Research since 1956 has led to some revision of his ideas, but the basic principle and approach can aid us in designing and evaluating all aspects of the courses we teach. Participants will start by discussing sample outlines, lectures, and tests in terms of the kinds of learning they appear designed to encourage, after which there will be a general discussion of integrating the objectives into a statement of one’s teaching philosophy. The last half of the workshop will be devoted to developing, or modifying, objectives and activities for the courses taught by the participants. For this portion, those attending are encouraged to bring their own course outlines, lecture notes, and tests. Tests are important. Students are pragmatists; most students use our tests as an indication of what we regard as important in what we teach. It is, therefore, important that they reflect our educational objectives. Log in to add this item to your schedule
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1 - Utah State University, Intermountain Herbarium, Dept. of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
Keywords: learning objectives teaching philosophy course design.
Presentation Type: Workshop Session: W15 Location: Lake Erie/Hilton Date: Sunday, July 8th, 2007 Time: 8:00 AM Number: W15001 Abstract ID:1026 |